Template:Undated/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Undated
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template should always be substituted – use {{subst:Undated}}.

Usage

The {{undated}} template is used to label undated comments in a conversation. However, dating of comments is not required except when using auto-archiving bots.

All parameters

{{subst:undated|date}}

Date: Datestamp for comment

Time and date of undated comments can be found on the history page.

Timezone adjustment

Note that talk page times should always be in UTC. If timezone offset in your preferences is not 00:00, you'll have to adjust the time taken from history page to UTC. For example:

your offset is -04:00
you copy "01:55, 26 August 2007" from history page
you put {{subst:undated|05:55, 26 August 2007 (UTC)}}

If this is too difficult to figure out, or you are in a hurry, then leave out the time, and only put in the date.

If you frequently use this template, or otherwise refer to UTC, you could consider setting your local time in the preferences to UTC.

Examples

With time

{{subst:undated|01:55, 26 August 2007 (UTC)}}

will yield: —Preceding undated comment added 01:55, 26 August 2007 (UTC).

Without time

{{subst:undated|26 August 2007}}

will yield: —Preceding undated comment added 26 August 2007.

Other user information templates

User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users.

Standard user information templates
Template	Produces... ('Example' is used for user name)
{{user}}	Example (discuss · email · contribs · logs · count)
{{useranon}}	255.255.255.255 (discuss)
{{admin}}	Example (discuss · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · moves · imports · rights)
{{bureaucrat}}	Example (discuss · contribs · rights · renames)
{{checkuser}}	Example (discuss · contribs · rights · checks)
User information templates normally used on administrative pages
Template	Produces... ('Example' is used for user name)
{{usercheck}}	Example (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change])
{{userrights}}	Example (current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) · block log)
{{userlinks}}	Example (discuss · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block log · block)
{{anonlinks}}	255.255.255.255 (discuss · info · whois · deleted contribs · block log · block)
{{renaming}}	Example (discuss · contribs · listuser · global account browser · logs · target logs)
Templates used to to add a missing user signature
Template	Produces... ('Example' is used for user name)
{{unsigned}} {{unsigned2}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 05:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
{{unsignedIP}} {{unsignedIP2}}	—Preceding unsigned comment added by 255.255.255.255 (discuss) 05:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
{{undated}}	—Preceding undated comment added 18:45, December 6, 2006.